...Oia is the cosmopolitan village of Santorini island....
World famous for the dreamfull sunset. Every evening at the caldera of Oia, mass of people is gathered to see and feel the magical moment when the sun is hidding in the verbosity of Aegean sea and at the sea is collecting all the fire colors of the leaving day.
Oia is build at the altitude of 350 meters and is located at the north side of the island having 11 kmeters distance from Fira (capital).
It is unique for the authentic beuty. The attribute is the digged houses - the cave houses , that are caved at the rock. This kind of houses we can come accross only at Santorini cause of the terain texture.
Oia is the first settlement in Greece that is pronounced preserved and not only for the cave houses but for all the traditioanal island beuty. Even the new built houses are distinguish for the traditional cycladic architecture and the particular physiognomy. At the graphic alleys you will cross with plenty of tourist shops , coffee shops and restaurants. At the area there are many hotels that offers all the comforts in their guests. You can enjoy your drink at the small bars of Oia and view the sights under the candle light.
From Oia you can go with car or by downstepping the 214 steps to the beach of Ammoudi. You can also swimm in the beach of Armeni that you can approach from the 300 old steps. Northeast of Oia there is the beach of Couloumbo , a quite clean beach with medium size pebbles
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